Theories & Approaches
Resources for More Information on the Health Belief Model
Books
Health Behavior and Health Education: Theory Research and Practice, Karen Glanz, Frances Marcus Lewis, Barbara K. Rimer, Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1990.
Theory at a Glance: A Guide for Health Promotion Practice, Karen Glanz and Barbara Rimer, National Institute of Health, 1997.
Web Sites
University of South Florida — Health Behavior Change: Theories and Models
http://www.med.usf.edu/~kmbrown/hlth_beh_models.htm
http://www.med.usf.edu/~kmbrown/HBM_Interactive_Handout.htm
American School Health Association — Behavioral Theories
http://www.cast.ilstu.edu/temple/behthe.htm
Articles
Marvin Eisen, et.al. A Health Belief Model — Social Learning Theory Approach to Adolescents' Fertility Control: Findings from a Controlled Field Trial. Health Education Quarterly. Vol. 19, 1992.
Irwin Rosenstock. Historical Origins of the Health Belief Model. Health Education Monographs. Vol. 2 No. 4, 1974.
M.H. Becker. The Health Belief Model and Personal Health Behavior. Health Education Monographs. Vol. 2 No. 4, 1974.